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  2. Bias against left-handed people - Wikipedia

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    Owing to cultural and social pressures, many left-handed children were forced to write and perform other activities with their right hands. This conversion can cause multiple problems in the developing left-handed child, including learning disorders, dyslexia, [12] stuttering [13] [14] [15] and other speech disorders. [16]

  3. Pre-K teacher calls left-handed people 'evil,' forces boy to ...

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    A Pre-K teacher in Oklahoma is in hot water after a mother says the teacher forced her son to write with his right hand, despite the child being left-handed, according to KFOR. Alisha Sands said ...

  4. Handedness - Wikipedia

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    Usually the left-handed child needs to be taught how to write correctly with the left hand, since discovering a comfortable left-handed writing method on one's own may not be straightforward. [125] [126] In the Soviet school system, all left-handed children were forced to write with their right hand. [127] [128]

  5. 24 Things You Didn't Know About Left-Handed People - AOL

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    Left-handed people, who account for roughly 10% of the world's population, experience distinct challenges, benefits, and quirks of daily life that most right-handed people usually never even consider.

  6. Ambidexterity - Wikipedia

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    Ambidexterity is the ability to use both the right and left hand equally well. [1] [2] When referring to objects, the term indicates that the object is equally suitable for right-handed and left-handed people.

  7. 6 things you never knew about left-handed people - AOL

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    An older study found that left-handed people were better at "divergent thinking", and a more recent research cites lefties have better working memories and mental flexibility. 5. Don't get too ...

  8. International Lefthanders Day - Wikipedia

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    The holiday celebrates left-handed people's uniqueness and differences, a subset of humanity comprising seven to ten percent of the world's population. [3] The day also spreads awareness on issues faced by left-handers, e.g. the importance of the special needs for left-handed children, and the likelihood for left-handers to develop schizophrenia.

  9. Famous People You Didn't Realize Were Left-Handed - AOL

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    Left-handed people only make up about 10% of the world's population — so you might be surprised to learn how many of them have been world leaders, artists, well-known athletes, award-winning actors.